Section 39Sec./Art. 39

Foreign Reciprocity. – No foreign mechanical engineer or mechanic shall be allowed to practice mechanical engineering or be given a certificate of registration or be entitled to any of the privileges under this Act unless he can prove in the manner provided by the rules of Court or by specific provisions of law or regulations, that the country of which he is a subject or citizen in the spirit of reciprocity, permits Filipino mechanical engineers and/or mechanics to practice within its territorial limits on the same basis as the subject or citizens of such country or state.